Crime in Bloxwich
Recorded crime in Bloxwich is 1.1 times the Walsall average and 1.4 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 18%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Bloxwich: about 31,333 residents in 28 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 2/10High crime
- Living
- 8.5/10Excellent
- 5-year change
- −18%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.1×the Walsall average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Bloxwich.
Crime over 5 years
Down 18% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Bloxwich, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.1× the Walsall average (1.4× the England and Wales average). 107 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 62% of the harm here
- Burglary: 15% of the harm here
- Robbery: 9% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 62% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 17 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Walsall (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Walsall council area, not only Bloxwich. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 1,260 | 4.3 | Down 8% |
| Cars broken into | 1,011 | 3.4 | Up 35% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 2,108 | 7.1 | Up 8% |
| Burglary of homes | 699 | 2.4 | About the same |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in WS3
In WS3, the postcode district at the centre of Bloxwich, 12% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 2,247 | 8% | 6% | 73% | 10% | 4% |
| Shoplifting | 634 | 40% | 3% | 22% | 34% | 1% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 529 | 8% | 3% | 36% | 52% | 2% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 406 | 1% | 0% | 18% | 80% | 0% |
| Other theft | 304 | 1% | 1% | 34% | 63% | 1% |
| Public order | 252 | 11% | 4% | 62% | 22% | 2% |
| Burglary | 213 | 7% | 0% | 18% | 75% | 0% |
| Drugs | 158 | 20% | 39% | 32% | 8% | 2% |
| Other crime | 157 | 16% | 6% | 55% | 18% | 4% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 96 | 33% | 3% | 48% | 14% | 2% |
| Robbery | 70 | 16% | 0% | 37% | 47% | 0% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 2% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.8 |
| Burglary | 6.6 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 43.9 |
| Drugs | 2.1 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 1.5 |
| Other crime | 2.6 |
| Other theft | 6.2 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.5 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 10.8 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 14.0 |
| Public order | 7.7 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 |
| Shoplifting | 8.9 |
Postcode districts in Bloxwich
Nearby towns
Council: Walsall
Questions about crime in Bloxwich
- Is Bloxwich a safe place to live?
- Bloxwich scores 2 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.1 times the Walsall average.
- Is crime going up or down in Bloxwich?
- Down 18% over 5 years, from 4,393 recorded crimes a year to 3,600.
- What is the most common crime in Bloxwich?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 44 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Bloxwich compare with Walsall?
- Crime severity in Bloxwich is 1.1 times the Walsall average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Bloxwich?
- In WS3, the postcode district at the centre of Bloxwich, 12% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 31% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Bloxwich?
- Of 213 burglaries reported in WS3, the postcode district at the centre of Bloxwich between September 2024 and August 2025, 7% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 75% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Bloxwich?
- In Walsall, the council area Bloxwich is in, the police recorded 1,260 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 4.3 per 1,000 residents, down 8% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Bloxwich?
- 2,108 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Walsall, the council area Bloxwich is in, 7.1 per 1,000 residents, 1.5 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Bloxwich last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Walsall, the council area Bloxwich is in, against 3 the year before.